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Barium vs Neptunium


Neptunium vs Barium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ba  
Np  

Group Number
2  
16
Not Available  

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
s block  
f block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440393  
99+
7439998  
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
Pnma  

Space Group Number
229.00  
1
62.00  
11

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Barium oxidizes very easily in the air.
  • All toxic compounds of Barium can easily dissolve in water.
  • Barium carbonate is used to produce a Rat poison and its other compound Barium nitrate is used in fireworks to produce green color.
  
Not Available  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele  
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson  

Discovery
In 1772  
In 1940  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %  
16
Not Available  

Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %  
18
~-9999 %  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
20
Not Available  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.03 %  
11
Not Available  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
8
Not Available  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
12
Not Available  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is sued in chemical paint manufacturing and glass manufacturing.
  • Compounds of this metal are toxic; but still the barium sulfate is insoluble and given to patients suffering from digestive disorder.
  
  • Currently known uses of Neptunium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  • Neptunium’s isotope neptunium-237 is used as a neutron detectors.
  

Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
NA  

Medical Uses
NA  
NA  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.07 Blood/mg dm-3  
15
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
70.00 p.p.m.  
9
0.00 p.p.m.  
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
725.00 °C  
99+
640.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,140.00 °C  
99+
3,902.00 °C  
13

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Silver  

Luster
NA  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.25  
19
Not Available  

Speed of Sound
1,620.00 m/s  
99+
Not Available  

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
Not Available  
Not Available  

β Allotropes
Not Available  
Not Available  

γ Allotropes
Not Available  
Not Available  

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Ba  
Np  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
37  
2
20  
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.36  
29

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.68  
28
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
38
1.22  
26

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.88  
22
Not Available  

Allen Electronegativity
0.88  
99+
Not Available  

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.11  
4
2.64  
25

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol  
99+
604.50 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
965.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,600.00 kJ/mol  
14
1,997.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available  
3,242.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.56 g/amp-hr  
20
1.77 g/amp-hr  
39

Electron Work Function
2.70 eV  
99+
Not Available  

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
56  
99+
93  
25

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2  
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Orthorhombic (ORTH)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
56  
99+
93  
25

Number of Neutrons
81  
99+
144  
14

Number of Electrons
56  
99+
93  
25

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
222.00 pm  
4
155.00 pm  
30

Covalent Radius
215.00 pm  
5
190.00 pm  
18

Van der Waals Radius
268.00 pm  
6
221.00 pm  
22

Atomic Weight
137.33 amu  
99+
237.00 amu  
22

Atomic Volume
39.24 cm3/mol  
5
11.62 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Cesium
  
Uranium
  

Next Element
Lanthanum
  
Plutonium
  

Valence Electron Potential
21.30 (-eV)  
99+
96.00 (-eV)  
9

Lattice Constant
502.80 pm  
15
666.30 pm  
3

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
3.51 g/cm3  
99+
19.38 g/cm3  
14

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
3.34 g/cm3  
99+
Not Available  

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
125.00 MPa  
14

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
7.11 (Pa)  
6
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available  
0.11 (Pa)  
17

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
4.90 GPa  
99+
Not Available  

Bulk Modulus
9.60 GPa  
99+
Not Available  

Young's Modulus
13.00 GPa  
99+
Not Available  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Other Mechanical Properties
NA  
Ductile  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
3.62  
99+
20.25  
6

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
332.00 nΩ·m  
13
1.22 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω  
40
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
13.95 kJ/mol  
36
Not Available  

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.20 J/(kg K)  
30
0.12 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
28.07 J/mol·K  
12
29.46 J/mol·K  
8

Thermal Conductivity
18.40 W/m·K  
99+
6.30 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
20.60 µm/(m·K)  
22
Not Available  

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
140.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.66 kJ/mol  
99+
3.20 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
175.70 kJ/mol  
99+
Not Available  

Standard Molar Entropy
62.50 J/mol.K  
20
Not Available  

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